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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Coulsdon and Purley 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 79
Dampness 27
Obstruction of light by trees 1
Overcrowding 6
Defective drainage systems 8
Blocked drainage systems 115
Defective drainage fittings 15
Defective sinks and lavatory basins 1
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 14
Defective service water pipes 5
Defective hot water systems 2
Defective chimney stacks 2
Absence of, or defective dustbins 5
Insanitary pig waste bins 6
Accumulation of refuse, etc. 11
Insanitary A.R.P. shelters 1
Rats and mice 385
Keeping of animals 14
Insect pests, etc. 37
Wasps' nests 14
Unsound food 68
Miscellaneous 54
Total 870
Summary of Visits Made.
Number of houses visited ... ... ... ... ... 360
Number of reinspections and calls made ... ... ... 1,145
Verminous premises ... ... ... ... ... ... 21
Water supply 2
Tents, vans and sheds 57
Schools ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Places of entertainment 1
Licensed premises ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13
Storage of refuse 51
Accumlation 93
Piggeries, fowls and other animals ... ... ... ... 108
Stables 15
Rats and Mice Destruction ... ... ... ... ... 4,442
Drainage inspected ... ... ... ... 1,902
Drainage tested ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 341
Pail closets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
Cesspools ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 228
Urinals 2
Atmospheric Pollution
Sewers and street gullies ... ... ... ... ... 127
Cowsheds, dairies and milkshops 155
Ice-cream premises ... ... ... ... ... ... 121
Meat shops ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 188
Food preparing premises ... ... ... ... ... ... 291
Other food shops 416
Bakehouses—Power 52
„ Other ... ... ... ... ... ... 8
Slaughterhouses 21
Food Inspection—Meat ... ... ... ... ... ... 47
„ „ Other Food ... ... ... ... 96
Factories—Power ... ... ... ... ... ... 96
„ Other ... ... ... ... ... ... 34
Workplaces ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Outworkers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29
Shops Acts 17
Infectious disease enquiries ... ... ... ... ... 212
Infectious disease contacts ... ... ... ... ... 33
Food poisoning enquiries ... ... ... ... ... ... 34
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